News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber |
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office Hours by Appointment only:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Please call for an appointment; masks required inside.
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Lafayette Chamber Connectors!
Wednesday, March 16, 4:30pm, online via Zoom
Join us for a unique take on networking.
This group discusses current challenges members are having with their business, big or small. Share your ideas and fresh perspectives with other members. Participation is encouraged and appreciated. We are ALL in this together!
SAVE THE DATES: April 6 & 20, 4:30pm, Zoom.
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Community Encouraged to Support Local Businesses Through City of Lafayette’s New Shop Local Lafayette eCard Program
Post Date: 03/09/2022 5:55 PM City of Lafayette
To support local brick-and-mortar businesses that have experienced economic uncertainty as a result of the pandemic, the City of Lafayette has launched the Shop Local Lafayette eCard Program.
“When you shop local, you are supporting local business owners and helping to keep the Lafayette business community unique, helping local workers keep their jobs, and also helping the overall community because a portion of the sales tax collected on purchases comes back to our community to pay for police, safety, road repairs and such,” explained Administrative Services Director, Tracy Robinson, who oversees economic development for the City of Lafayette.
The eCard program is in partnership with Yiftee, and is offered at no cost to participating businesses. For a limited time, anyone who purchases a Shop Local Lafayette eCard will receive double the value to spend at participating businesses in Lafayette. The City hopes this incentive will encourage customers to shop, dine or receive services in Lafayette, while generating more sales for local businesses. The City’s “Twice as Nice” bonus card offer is only available for a limited time, and there is a limit of two bonus cards per purchaser. For full details and to purchase eCards, visit www.lovelafayette.com/eCard.
Currently, Shop Local Lafayette eCards can be redeemed at the following participating Lafayette businesses:
One Stop Shoe Care (3622 Mt Diablo Blvd)
The list of participating businesses is subject to change at any time.
Become a Participating Business: Apply to be part of the exclusive local network that accepts Lafayette Shop Local eCard Program and allow customers the convenience of shopping, eating and playing in our beautiful region. Increase visibility to your business and expand your customer base. CLICK THE "APPLY TO JOIN" BUTTON on the bottom of this page: https://app.yiftee.com/gift-card/lafayette--ca.
It’s easy to purchase a Lafayette Shop Local eCard. Simply go to https://app.yiftee.com/gift-card/lafayette--ca and select the value of your card ($10, $25, $50 or $100). Then, choose your recipient (yourself, family or friends) and send the eCard via email or text message. The recipient can use the eCard to make purchases at any participating Lafayette businesses. And, for a limited time, when you purchase a Shop Local Lafayette eCard, will receive double the value to spend locally! When you purchase a $50 card, the City will match your purchase and you will receive a bonus $50 card, giving you more to spend at participating businesses. Limit of two bonus cards per purchaser. See Yiftee website for all terms and conditions.
*Lafayette Chamber members.
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Let's Welcome New Lafayette Chamber Members!
The following businesses recently joined the Lafayette Chamber! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
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Lafayette, CA 94549
📷 Alexander Rogers, 925-433-5936
New You Dance Center (NYDC) is a one stop shop for Dance Courses and Dj Entertainment. AJ Rogers Director and Owner of NYDC is excited to bring his business into his hometown teaching dance and DJing Events!
Category: Entertainment, Camp - Day/Summer, Kid's Activities
Lafayette, CA 94549
Barbara Brady-Smith, 925-284-3280
International award-winning portrait studio specializing in fine art photography of pets and their families.
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New "Friends" of the Lafayette Chamber!
Mike Anderson and Courtney Murphree
T. Ray Bland
Sarah, Zane, & Martin Bruschi
William & Melanie Campbell
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Thank You Renewing Members!
The following members renewed their membership March 7-13, 2022. Curious about your membership status? Contact us.
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This week's member shout out goes to our members in the Bookkeeping, Payroll Services, Human Resources, Employment Agency, Recruitment Services, Consultants, Accountants - Certified Public / Enrolled Agents, and Tax Services categories.
IRS Tax Deadline (United States) 2022: Monday, April 18!
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"Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer
Refill your coffee and join the Lafayette Chamber and the 2022 City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer for an online Zoom meeting at 8am on Friday, March 25.
The Lafayette Chamber will host, via Zoom, "Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer on the following dates in 2022:
• March 25
• May 27
• July 29
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Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Event at Sculptology!
Demos, raffles, prizes, food, and drinks! Join us in welcoming Sculptology to Lafayette! Saturday, March 26, 10am-12pm in La Fiesta Square, 977 Moraga Road!
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CALLING ALL DIABLO WOMEN!
Time is running out to reserve your space in the May Diablo Women special advertising section. Let's work together to reignite your business with the May issue of Diablo magazine. Learn more here >>
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DVC 2022 SPRING IN-PERSON CAREER FAIR
Career Services in collaboration with Workforce Development at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill cordially invites you to attend the Spring 2022 In-person Career Fair on Wednesday, March 23, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Our goal with the Career Fair is for all Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, and Los Medanos College students to learn about jobs and internships directly from employers and organizations who are hiring right now!
This is a free event!!! Your registration includes a 6" table and 2 chairs for your display, as well as light refreshments. Space will be limited and due to space constraints, we request there be no more than two representatives for each employer. Additionally, not all registrations may be accepted.
If your company has open positions available and would like to participate in this amazing event, please register through Handshake. Registration is open and ends on March 15 at 5:00 pm.
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Let's Grow Your Business the fun way!
Tuesday, March 29, 5pm-7pm, Meiko Sushi, 4301 Valley Ave B, Pleasanton CA
It's time to start networking in 2022. We at White Rabbit Business Solutions want to grow your business and have some fun while we're at it. Discover how great a White Rabbit Business Solutions networking event is and how easy it is to grow your business. It's Networking Made Easy®. Register here >>
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It's that time of year again! Diablo Magazine's Best of the East Bay voting is now open!
Get your customers ready to show their support for their local favorites! With 10 groups, and more than 100 unique categories, plus the chance to win, voting is sure to be fun for all! Check it out here.
Here are the tools and tips you need to spread the word about Best of the East Bay voting:
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Email: Include this link to the ballot in an email or newsletter.
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Social: Use the graphics created to spread the word on Facebook and Instagram.
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In Person: Use the flyer created and make a sign to post inside your store, to remind your customers to vote.
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Supervisor Candace Andersen's March 10 Weekly Update
➡ Students in K-12 No Longer Required by the State to Wear Masks
➡ COVID Cases Continue to Decline
➡ Free Covid-19 Home Test Kits and Free Expired N95 Masks Available for Pickup During Select Hours at Our Danville Office
➡ Federal Government Offering Free Covid-19 Home Test Kits
➡ Cesar E. Chavez Celebration will be LIVE and In-Person in the Board of Supervisors Chambers
➡ Spring into Gear - Help the Homeless
➡ NorCal FIRST ALARM Girls Fire Camp
➡ Veterans' Voices Show Honors Those Taken Prisoner or Lost in War
➡ Nominate Your East Bay Innovators Today
➡ Free Mattress Recycling
➡ Survey - Help Shape the Contra Costa County Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (ORESJ)
➡ Contra Costa County Public Works Seeks Input on the Contra Costa County Active Transportation Draft Plan
➡ SPRING into the Cleaner Contra Costa CHALLENGE!
➡ Contra Costa Crisis Center is Offering Suicide Prevention Presentations
➡ Would You Like to Serve on the County's Treasury Oversight Committee?
➡ Contra Costa County Juvenile Justice Commission Seeks Members
➡ Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission Seeks Applicants
➡ Opportunity to Serve on the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority Advisory Committee
➡ District 2 Volunteer Opportunities
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City of Lafayette's March 11 Weekly Roundup
➡ Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
➡ Showing Solidarity - Ukrainian Flag on Display at Lafayette Plaza Park
➡ Public Comment Period on Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Housing Element Extended to April 18
➡ GPAC to Make Recommendation on Housing Opportunity Site
➡ Police Statistics for February 2022
➡ City Hosting Fair Housing Workshops on March 17 and 19
➡ Family Cycling Workshop-Lafayette
➡ Vehicle donations to Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary’s Cars2ndChance Program Can Now Support The Park Theater Trust’s Renovation of the Park Theater
➡ Molly Gleason-Kodama Exhibition: Molly's Birds
➡ Veterans’ Voices Show on March 14 Honors Those Taken Prisoner and Lost in War
➡ The Gold Coast Chamber Players present ¡Caliente!
➡ Provide Your Input on the Contra Costa County Active Transportation Draft Plan – Comment Period Ends March 21
➡ Community Events and Meetings
➡ Public Meetings
➡ Community Briefs
➡ Cultural Observations and Celebrations
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Planning for Housing in Lafayette
Cities and counties in California are required to adopt a plan for housing to meet the existing and future housing needs for all kinds of households in the community. This housing plan is called the “Housing Element” and is one chapter of a larger, citywide document called the General Plan. The Housing Element must be updated every eight years and approved by the State. Lafayette started updating its plan in December 2020, which has been guided by a group of eleven community volunteers called the General Plan Advisory Committee. Visit planlafayette.org for more information on the Housing Element, General Plan, and the General Plan Advisory Committee.
Draft Report Now Available on Environmental Impacts of City’s Proposed Housing Element
The City and a group of residents and volunteers have been working for over a year on a policy document that will guide the development of new housing in Lafayette over the next 8 years. This policy document is called the Housing Element and is required by the State to be updated every 8 years. Additionally, the City hired a consultant to evaluate potential environmental impacts of implementing the proposed updated Housing Element. The draft of the consultant’s report, called an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), is now available for public review on the City’s website at www.lovelafayette.org/ceqa. A document summarizing the EIR is also available at that web address.
- Members of the public are encouraged to review the Draft EIR, which is intended to inform both decision-makers and the general public of potentially significant effects and ways to avoid or mitigate the environmental consequences that may result from implementation of the proposed updated Housing Element.
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You are invited to email comments on the Draft EIR to GeneralPlan@LoveLafayette.org by Monday, April 4, 2022. Comments received by that date will be incorporated into the final document.
Please visit PlanLafayette.org to learn more about planning for Lafayette’s future, including how to engage with the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)!
Thursday, March 17 & Saturday, March 19 - March Workshops on Housing Discrimination
This March, the City will be holding public workshops on Thursday, March 17 and Saturday, March 19 to understand barriers to accessing housing and housing discrimination in Lafayette. Keep an eye out for a postcard in your mailbox soon with more information. During the online sessions, staff will be providing information on what housing discrimination looks like and hearing ideas for solutions. The public input gathered at these sessions may be incorporated into the City’s plan to address housing needs in our community. Keep an eye out for the postcard announcing these events, which were mailed out last week. Visit https://planlafayette.org/fair-housing to register to attend.
Get Involved in the Housing Element
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Member & Community News & Events |
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Help White Pony Express gather medical supplies, food, and clothing for refugees fleeing Ukrainian crisis
Bay Area nonprofit White Pony Express (WPE) invites help in collecting medical supplies, non-perishable food items, and new high-quality clothing to aid the more than one million civilians who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion. The United Nations estimates the refugee figure could reach as high as four million people.
WPE is a food and goods rescue organization with a mission to eliminate hunger and poverty by distributing their area's abundance to those in need. Eve Birge, WPE's executive director says, “Our work is to give all we can, in all the ways we can, to all the people we can. With the support of our community, we can provide essential items for our friends from Ukraine who are in desperate need. There is enough abundance in our county to make a significant contribution to this effort. Our organization was built to gather this abundance and distribute it.”
Food Donations
If you have a non-perishable food donation, you are welcome to drop it off at WPE’s distribution center at 3380 Vincent Rd #107, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, seven-days-a-week, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm - No appointment is necessary.
Medical Supplies, OTC Medications, New Clothing, Shoes, and Toiletries
To schedule an appointment to drop off medical supplies, clothing and other goods, please email GSOP@whiteponyexpress.org or call Steve at 925-322-0604 x113.
Volunteers Needed
WPE welcomes new volunteers to help host food and clothing drives, raise funds to purchase boxes and pay for shipping, and help sort, package, and label boxes. Executive direct Birge states, "At WPE, the careful way our volunteers handle, pack, and deliver items is important as it conveys our respect and love for those we serve. If ever there was a time these refugees need to feel loved, respected, and cared for, this is it."
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Humanitarian Aid to the People of Ukraine and the Millions of Refugees Who Have Escaped
If you are wondering how you can get involved and help at this time, here are some great links to get started:
As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, Rotary has made peace the cornerstone of our global mission. We are deeply concerned about the Ukraine crisis and need your help.
Rotary is made up of people of action, especially in difficult times. In response to the deepening refugee crisis, The Rotary Foundation Trustees have decided to prioritize contributions made to the Disaster Response Fund until 30 April 2022 to support disaster response grants for districts affected by these events. These expedited disaster response grants can be used to supply water, food, medicine, shelter, and clothing.
Half a million people have fled Ukraine and are in dire need of emergency aid. The United Nations estimates that number of refugees could grow to as many as 5 million people displaced. Rotary clubs in Europe and around the world have stepped up their relief work, some working on the ground to help displaced families.
With your donation to our Disaster Response Fund, we can support communities and help rebuild lives during this tragic time. Click HERE to donate now.
Other opportunities to help:
CNN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID TO UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
(revised 3/7/22)
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Presentation: The Urgency of Civility
Wednesday, March 23, 6pm–8:30pm
Russ Charvonia, co-author of The Civility Mosaic: How Most Anyone Can Use the Principles of Freemasonry to Repair Our World will speak at Orinda Masonic Center on the evening of March 23rd, 2022.
The presentation by Orinda Lodge No. 122, F. & A. M. is open to the public. Civic leaders, educators, and students are especially invited to attend. The event is free of charge, but seating is limited and advance tickets are required. For additional information, please: orindalodge122@gmail.com. Register here >>
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Do you have an event or announcement to share with our membership and/or the community? You can add your event to our online calendar, no login required (we simply need to approve it before it will display.) Add your event HERE. Questions? Contact holly@lafayettechamber.org.
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Summer Camp Jobs – Leadership Opportunities at
Roughing It Day Camp & Horse Day Camp: Roughing It Day Camp is hiring camp counselors! Great summer jobs and leadership opportunities for college students and high school seniors / grads. Spend summer outdoors at the Lafayette Reservoir, learn leadership skills, and make a difference in kids’ lives! Please share with students. Learn more at www.roughingit.com/summer-jobs.
We are so excited to once again be a part of our community’s celebrations. We are currently seeking warehouse and office staff. Gagnon’s Party Rentals is a family owned establishment, business owners for over 40 years. We are hiring for a full-time office presence. Open to two individual part time job shares. Taking orders, exceptional customer service, detail oriented, and working with an online software program. *Seeking warehouse employees as well. Send all inquiries to service@gagnons.com.
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Chiropractic Assistant Needed: Looking for a truly awesome team member with a burning desire to succeed! If you are highly motivated and seek to make a difference in people’s lives, then this is a great job for you! Our work environment is drama free and allows you to do good in the world. Perfect blend of structure and autonomy.
Character traits sought:
● Positive Attitude
● Respectful of others
● Problem solving entrepreneurial spirit
● Always willing to learn and grow
● Desire to work with car accident patients
Skills needed:
● Excellent communication skills. Ability to anticipate client and team needs is a must.
● You must be highly detail-oriented and organized
● Must be lovingly bold and compassionately confrontational
● High adaptability in a changing environment
● Multi-tasking and follow-up skills are a must
● Bilingual a plus (e.g. Spanish, Mandarin, Tagalog)
● Healthcare experience a plus (e.g. insurance billing, personal injury)
This position is for Rivulet Chiropractic, 978 Second Street, Suite 210, Lafayette, CA 94549.
25 hours per week with the potential for full time employment. Salary range $20-30 /hour depending on experience and skills. Send cover letter and resume to
Policy Associate & Community Organizer: Hope Solutions, Pleasant Hill: Hope Solutions seeks an energetic and dynamic Policy Associate/Community Organizer to support our Director of Strategic Initiatives to launch a two-year Partnership for the Bay’s Future Breakthrough grant project in partnership with the City of Antioch and the Multi-faith ACTION Coalition. The focus of the Breakthrough grant is to promote affordable housing development policy and practices in the City of Antioch, with a particular emphasis on community organizing with faith institutions and defining, advocating, and adopting new policies. The Policy Associate/Community Organizer will support the Director of Strategic Initiatives to plan and lead a grassroots organizing effort that amplifies the voices of low-income persons, disenfranchised individuals, minority ethnic and racial groups, and residents with lived experience. Additionally, the Associate will work closely with a newly hired Policy Fellow on staff at the City of Antioch to coordinate efforts and align work goals. This new position requires an individual with vision, initiative, and excellent relational and organizational skills. To learn more and apply, visit: https://hopesolutions.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=68.
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Community Outreach Specialist, Alzheimer's Association: The Community Outreach Specialist is responsible for building relationships with the African American community to promote and expand the Alzheimer's Association program and services and increase engagement in the full mission. An ideal candidate will have a broad established network in the African American community to build and expand our presence and engagement while mobilizing volunteers. The Community Outreach Specialist will help position the Alzheimer's Association widely to increase community awareness about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and engage those disproportionately affected and promote the Alzheimer's Association as the place to turn for all matters relating to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Learn more and apply at https://jobs.alz.org/community-outreach-specialist/job/17916829.
Pillar Child Care Teacher, Pillar Kids Childcare: The Pillar Child Care Teacher is responsible for providing assistance to the Pillar child care lead teacher. The child care teacher will work closely with the lead in conducting daily duties such as serving meals, changing diapers, completing daily documentation, engaging in play, assisting to put children to sleep, and creating a safe environment.
To be successful as a childcare teacher, you must possess a passion for children and exercise patience with them. You should display a friendly and positive attitude and develop meaningful relationships with parents and children. Ultimately, you should constantly monitor and supervise the children in your care to ensure their safety.
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Summer Camps & Kid's Activities! |
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MVPC's Vacation Bible School
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation needs YOU!
Share your talents, time and energy with the Lafayette Library! We are looking for volunteers with a variety of skillsets - from photography to event planning, decorations, design, and more. If you are interested in a fun, flexible, rewarding way to give back to the community, we'd love to talk to you!
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Show Your Membership!
Would you like to include a Lafayette Chamber membership emblem on your website or other marketing materials?
The Lafayette Chamber would be happy to provide you with the appropriate logos. Simply email your request to holly@lafayettechamber.org. |
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Sign up for Text Notifications!
Please note: to signup via text you will be asked for your birthdate. This information is not stored, it is only used for verify you are over 21 years of age.
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